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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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