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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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