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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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