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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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