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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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