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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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