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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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