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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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