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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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