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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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