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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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