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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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