MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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