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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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