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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
most important 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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