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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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