MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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