MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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