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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes 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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