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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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