MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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