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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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