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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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