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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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