MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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