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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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