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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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