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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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