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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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