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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly 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
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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