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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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