MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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