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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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