MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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