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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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