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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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