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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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