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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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