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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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