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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies 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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