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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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