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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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