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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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