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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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