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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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