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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education are empowering
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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