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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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