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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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