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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mexico to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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