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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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