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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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