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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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