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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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