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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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