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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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