MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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