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.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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