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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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