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.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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