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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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