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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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