MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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