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.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring 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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