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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online learning have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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