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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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