MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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