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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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