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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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