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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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