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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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