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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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