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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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