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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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