MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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