MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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