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.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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