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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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