MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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