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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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