MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
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