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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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