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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iran to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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