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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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