MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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