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
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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