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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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