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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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