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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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