MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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