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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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