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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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