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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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