MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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