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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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