MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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