MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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