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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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