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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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