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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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