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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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