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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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