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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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