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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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