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 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
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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