MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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