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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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