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.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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