MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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