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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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