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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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