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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
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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