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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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