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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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