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.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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