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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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