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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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