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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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