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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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