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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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