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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education have empowered
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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