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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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