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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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