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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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