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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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