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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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