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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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