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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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