MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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