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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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