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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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