MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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