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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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