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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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