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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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