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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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