MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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