MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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