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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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