MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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