MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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