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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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