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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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