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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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