MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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