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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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