MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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