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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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