MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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