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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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