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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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