MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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