MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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