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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning enable
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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