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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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