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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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