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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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