MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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