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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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