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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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