MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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