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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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