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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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