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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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