MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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