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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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