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.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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