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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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