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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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