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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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