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
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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