MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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