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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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