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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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