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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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