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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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