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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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