MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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