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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online education technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
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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