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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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