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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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