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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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