MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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