MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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