MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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