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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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