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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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