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.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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