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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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