MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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