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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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