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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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