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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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