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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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