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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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