MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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