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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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