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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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