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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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