MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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