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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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