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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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