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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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