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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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