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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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