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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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