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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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