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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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