MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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