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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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