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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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