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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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