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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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