MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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