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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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