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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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