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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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