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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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