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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Chile to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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