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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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