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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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