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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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