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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major 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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