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.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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