MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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