MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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