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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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