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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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