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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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