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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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