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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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