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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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