MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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