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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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