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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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