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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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