MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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