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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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