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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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