MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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