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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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