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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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