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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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