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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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