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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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