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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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