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
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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