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.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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