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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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