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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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