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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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