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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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