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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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