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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online education make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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