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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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