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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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