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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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