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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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