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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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