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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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