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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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