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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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