MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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