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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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