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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the dramatic 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 reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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