MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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