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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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