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.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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