MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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