MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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