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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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