MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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