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
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
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