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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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