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
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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