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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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