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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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