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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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