MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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