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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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