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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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