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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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