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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers 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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