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.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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