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.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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