MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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