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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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