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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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