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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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