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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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