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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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