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.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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