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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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