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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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