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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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