MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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 Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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