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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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