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.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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