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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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