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.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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