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.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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