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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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