MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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