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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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