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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ireland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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