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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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