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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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