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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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