MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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