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.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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