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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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