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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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