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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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