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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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