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.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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