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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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