MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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