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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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