MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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