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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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