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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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