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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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