MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses 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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