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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
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 many
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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