MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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