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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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