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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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