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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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