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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Angola to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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