MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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