MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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