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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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