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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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