MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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