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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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