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.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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