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.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This 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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