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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online education are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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