MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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