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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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