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
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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