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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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