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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major 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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