MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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