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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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