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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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