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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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