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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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