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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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