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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important 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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