MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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