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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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