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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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