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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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