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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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