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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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