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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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