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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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