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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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