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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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