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 Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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