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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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