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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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