MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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