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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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