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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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