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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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