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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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