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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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