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 is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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