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.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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