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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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