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.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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