MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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