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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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