MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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