MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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