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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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