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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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