MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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