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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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