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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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