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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
India to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
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