MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of 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
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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