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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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