MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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