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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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