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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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