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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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