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.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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