MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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