MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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