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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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