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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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