MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key 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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