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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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