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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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