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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important 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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