MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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