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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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