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.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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