MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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