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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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