MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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