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.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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