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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Chile to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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