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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Greece to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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