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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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