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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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