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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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