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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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