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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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