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.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important 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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