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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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