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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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