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
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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