MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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