MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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