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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes 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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