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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online education are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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