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.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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