MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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