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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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