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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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