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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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