MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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