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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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