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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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