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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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