MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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