MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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