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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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