MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macau to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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