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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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