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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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