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 Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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