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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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