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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Libya to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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