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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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