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
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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