MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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