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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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