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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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