MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iran to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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