MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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