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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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