MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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