MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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