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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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