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.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online education are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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