MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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