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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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