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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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