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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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