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.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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