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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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