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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Poland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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