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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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