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 is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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