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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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