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.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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