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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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