MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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