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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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