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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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