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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Finland to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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