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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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