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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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