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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Panama to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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