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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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