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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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