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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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