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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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