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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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