MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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