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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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