MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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