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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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