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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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