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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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