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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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