MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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