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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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