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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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