MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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