MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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