MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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