MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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