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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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