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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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