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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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