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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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