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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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