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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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