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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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