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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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