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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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