MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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