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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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