MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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