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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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