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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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