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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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