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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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