MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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