MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning enable
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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