MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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