MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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