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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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