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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers 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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