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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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