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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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