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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Spain to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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